University College Dublin are set to expand their sports facilities in the coming year to include a world class running track close to the current sports precinct. This is the next step of the University’s sports strategy towards Ireland’s Global University ambitions and delivering on the University’s promise to be the best sports university in the country. To further develop this new sports offering the University is seeking the appointment of a talented individual as Athletics Performance Development Officer. This individual will join UCD Campus Sport and Leisure team to lead and develop an unrivalled athlete development programme with a key focus on becoming a world renowned centre for athletic development and to promote the offering of the new facility.

This is a full time position reporting directly to the Director of Student Services or their nominee. The successful candidate should have a minimum of eight years’ relevant experience in a similar environment and be a self-motivated individual with highly developed relationship management skills.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities
• Build a culture of excellence, innovation and learning that supports student athlete development throughout athletics at University College Dublin.

• To develop and implement a strategy to deliver a world-class programme of support for UCD performance athletes.

• Promotion, recruitment and sporting management of all Athletics including Ad Astra and Athletics scholarships programmes.

• To implement club development initiatives aimed at increasing levels of participation in athletics at UCD.

• To develop partnerships and relationships with key stakeholders in athletics in Ireland, including Athletics Ireland, Olympic Federation of Ireland, Paralympics Ireland, Sport Ireland and Sport Ireland Institute of Sport.

• To lead all athletics grant applications to internal and external bodies.

• To be the primary support function to UCD Athletic Club.

• Work to develop commercial activity to support the development of athletics on campus.

• Advise UCD Athletics on the coaching and support structure for all student athletes, assisting the club committee with areas such as the appointment of appropriate coaches, squad selection and training programmes.

• Work with all stakeholders to promote the profile of athletics at UCD, nationally and internationally.